Mills River/Coffeepot Loop- the different way. Pisgah Inn dinner option

RSVPs open Wed at 9:00PM

Mills River Coffee Pot Loop from the Parkway

This hike was done earlier in the year.

Accessing from the BRP. Option to eat at the Pisgah Inn after the hike (Pisgah Inn is 8 miles down the BRP from Beaverdam Gap)

AVL Meet up is at Ingles at 9 AM and carpool to Beaverdam Gap parking lot at mile post 401 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Brevard Meet up is at BiLo at 8:45 and leave promptly at 9:00

Please post any questions about the hike and which meet up site you will go to.

Length: The hike is approximately 8.3 miles in length

Difficulty: Moderate

Bring some water crossing shoes just in case. We can avoid water if we decide before we start.

Hike the Mills River Loop AKA the Coffee Pot Loop which normally begins in the Mills River area off of Forest Road 5000. We will start the hike from the Blue Ridge Parkway (Beaverdam Gap Overlook-Mile Post 401), hike down the hill (Spenser Brook Trail 2.3 miles) to the Hendersonville Reservoir, Henderson Reservoir Rd between the reservoir and the parking lot, and finish with the hike back up (Trace Ridge Trail 3.1 miles-Difficulty: Moderate) to the Parkway. Starting on a long downhill and finishing with the uphill is clearly not the preferred approach, but we end up near the Pisgah Inn for dinner option. The hike may include part of the Fletcher Creek trail if we can't get across the stream (creek) using the Spencer Brook trail.

http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah-national-forest/pisgah-ranger-district/mills-river/maps/